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HadrianD Standard Userer	Okay, I'm opening up a inquiry into the best love/romantic theme ever that I could give to my cutie pie. Unfortunately, I do not have all the Score CDs that would enable me to do so. So bring it on. All suggestions will be considered. Thankx!!!
posted 03-04-2001 09:12 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	"I Remember" from THE WIND AND THE LION (Jerry Goldsmith) "Robert and Mary" from ROB ROY (Carter Burwell) "Luke and Leia" from RETURN OF THE JEDI (John Williams) (I know this is a theme for sibling love as opposed to romantic love, but still think it's a prettier composition than the Han and Leia music from EMPIRE) "All I Wanted" from OCTOPUSSY (John Barry) I have to admit I'm quite fond of James Horner's love theme from TITANIC as well. His BRAVEHEART love theme is nice as well -- actually, the love theme has always been one of Horner's principal strengths, at least as far back as GORKY PARK. Not technically a love theme, but as beautiful as any you'd want to hear: John Barry's prologue from RAISE THE TITANIC. NP: THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (Jerry Goldsmith) (none too romantic, this, I'm afraid, though it has so much else to recommend it) [Message edited by H Rocco on 03-04-2001]
posted 03-04-2001 09:25 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	The love theme from Superman is probably one of the best love themes ever composed. I'd go for that... and also, by Williams, would be the highly romantic Sabrina. Awesome score - incredibly (and sadly) underrated. Any love theme from his Star Wars scores, whether it be "Luke and Leia," "Leia's Theme," or "Han Solo and the Princess." Then there's John Barry. I could go on forever about his music, though Somewhere In Time comes to mind as the most logical choice. It's been deemed the most romantic film score of all time. By who? I have no idea... but it definitely fits the bill. Out of Africa would also be worth looking in to. Also, any instrumental version of his Bond themes would probably work. Especially Octopussy, A View to a Kill, and You Only Live Twice. Morricone has written quite a few good love themes as well, though I'd consult our Morricone experts Alex Cope and Andre Lux on his music. My Morricone collection is still very small. The love theme from Krull is quite good, though still unmistakably a James Horner composition. Some might consider this a drawback, though if you're giving it to your girlfriend, I'm sure she wouldn't know the difference (forgive me if I've underestimated her!). Let's not forget Titanic, though I almost hesistate to mention it as I got burnt out on the score a long time ago. Forever Young by Maestro Goldsmith sports a great romantic theme, as does The Russia House, though I'd stay away if you aren't too keen on the saxophone. Great scores, regardless. Goldsmith's love theme from Star Trek: Insurrection a very appropriate inclusion. The love theme from The Wind and the Lion is priceless, as well. Michael Kamen did some beautiful love theme-like work for 101 Dalmations and What Dreams May Come. Of course, we can't forget his highly recognizable theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, "Everything I Do." His orchestral version (as featured on the CD) is great. The Prince of Tides by James Newton Howard is wonderfully romantic. Incredibly beautiful. Probably one of my most favorite. Check it out. The love theme from For Love of the Game by Basil Poledouris is great. Also check out Last of the Dogmen by David Arnold. I'm not sure if the theme qualifies as a love theme, persay, as it serves a double-purpose in the film, but it's still incredible. Also one of my favorites. How this helps. Jeron [Message edited by Jeron on 03-04-2001]
posted 03-04-2001 09:39 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	Very good picks, Jeron, I should have remembered Horner's KRULL and Kamen's ROBIN HOOD all by my lonesome, but didn't. I'd add to that the beautiful WHAT DREAMS MAY COME theme, based on an old sketch he cowrote with Mark Snow. And speaking of Horner, "Airport Goodbye" from THE PELICAN BRIEF is just astonishing, though perhaps more melancholy than rapturous. NP: CAPRICORN ONE (this has a more typical by-the-numbers Goldsmith love theme in it that I would not recommend over any of those mentioned above)
posted 03-04-2001 09:46 PM PT (US)

DaveK Standard Userer	If you feel adventurous, try Basic Instinct...
posted 03-04-2001 09:53 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	VERY adventurous ... but that suggestion reminds me of another obvious one, "Scene D'Amour" (Bernard Herrmann, VERTIGO)
posted 03-04-2001 09:58 PM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	Thanks to all who replied, here's to more posts. I think I'll compile all the suggestions and make a CD-R as a gift for her birthday.
posted 03-04-2001 10:27 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	Nice idea, sir. Two more suggestions, both from the nearly bottomless library of Ennio Morricone: "On Earth As It Is In Heaven" (not a standard romantic theme, but irrepressibly lovely), from THE MISSION; and Morricone's "Monica's Theme" from MARCO POLO, if you have access to it (I personally do not, alas.) [Message edited by H Rocco on 03-04-2001]
posted 03-04-2001 10:34 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Most lovely? Robin and Marian and High Road to China. Two odd ones. Recently watched One-Eyed Jacks. Forgot what a wonderful love theme it had. Same with Tiomkin's love theme in the Unforgiven. Ben Hur, Cousins, Shadowlands, Dying Young, Legend of 1900, Now Voyager, My Foolish Heart, The Quiet Man.
posted 03-04-2001 11:13 PM PT (US)

JJH Standard Userer	John Barry, Somewhere in Time. a little obvious perhaps, but there simply is none better, and none more unabashedly romantic. Get either the OST-CD or John Debney's great re-recording on Varese (which has the complete score; lovely). A secondary choice for me, as fdar as love themes go, is from another John Barry score, The Scarlet Letter. rapturous! have fun! NP -- Pan Tadeusz, Kilar
posted 03-04-2001 11:13 PM PT (US)

Richard Standard Userer	Of course Hadrian, you could really show her how you feel (in a purely materialistic way) AND support the original artists by buying all the above mentioned CDs. Also, "Angel Pen" from The War by T. Newman is a beautiful piece. I haven't seen the film but I don't think it's a "love" theme as such, just damn pretty. The beginning of "Logan & Rogue" from X-Men could be seen as romantic, outside of the film. There are several tracks on The English Patient, namely "Read me to sleep". As Joan said, The Legend of 1900 by Moriconne. "Playing Love" is one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever heard. If you really want to suck up, put on "Greatest Woman on Earth" from As Good as it Gets and highlight the track title if/when you make a track listing for the case.
posted 03-05-2001 12:45 AM PT (US)

Will Standard Userer	Since some of the good ones were mentioned, here are some that also qualify: 1. Ann and Gabriel (The Patriot) 2. Claire (Days of Thunder) 3. Some cues from Final Fantasy VIII 4. Animal Crackers (Armageddon) NP More Music From Gladiator - The Mob
posted 03-05-2001 01:44 AM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	Morricone's Lolita is beautiful! John Barry's Playing By Heart is great from begining to end and I would even choose this over Somewhere In Time! (JJ, I reckon the Debney recording is even BETTER than the original?!) For a steamy night in it's got to be Barry's Body Heat NP : nothing...I'm off to work, and I'm late.
posted 03-05-2001 01:51 AM PT (US)

Wedge Standard Userer	I'm a sucker for sappy love themes: Han Solo & The Princess from ESB First Knight The Dark Crystal (Great one!) Sleeping With The Enemy (Beautiful!) Supergirl 1941 has a nice one, believe it or not. I'm sure many more will jump to mind.
posted 03-05-2001 05:36 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	The one single best love theme is still the one from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Patrick Doyle.
posted 03-05-2001 05:49 AM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	Materialistic? Slightly? But it will not suffice as a B-day gift alone. Sooo...Keep it coming. I'm writing all these down. Excellent suggestion. Has anyone thought about Graeme Revell's The Saint? Pure joy. Track 5, 10, and 14. Something with a modern edge too, perhaps? Believe it or not, I actually have some of these CDs. Though burning do seems, more or less, like shoplifting. Anyway.... The love theme from Frankenstein is not an original theme, but rather a motif. Though it is one that works well all the time. MacKenzie's "The lost Child" has the same exact motivic passage in his score. Granted he wrote it after Frankenstein...When I saw Frankenstein for the first time, I noticed that the love theme was very similar to something, though I have no idea what.
posted 03-05-2001 07:34 AM PT (US)

Andr� Lux Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Marian Schedenig: *The one single best love theme is still the one from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* by Patrick Doyle.** DAMM! You wrote it first...!
posted 03-05-2001 07:45 AM PT (US)

Luscious Lazlo Standard Userer	Doyle's "Frankenstein Love Theme" is the perfect expression of the Eternal Love that exists between a Brazilian and his sausage. [1] "I Am You, You Are Me, We Are One" by Fred Karlin. From LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS. It's a pop-guitar tune with flutes. Unavailable on CD. [2] "Love Theme" from THE BURGLERS by Ennio Morricone. I don't know if it's contained on any compilation CDs. [3] "Instrumental Theme" from THE HEARTBREAK KID by Garry Sherman. Unavailable on CD. [4] "Scene Unseen" by John Barry. From PLAYING BY HEART. [5] "Phil's Love Theme" by The Lovin Spoonful. From WHAT'S UP, TIGER LILY?. There's an understated yearning quality in this guitar tune. Unavailable on CD.
posted 03-05-2001 08:39 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	Unforgivable omission on my part: THE BLUE LAGOON by Basil Poledouris.
posted 03-05-2001 09:41 AM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	...and the beautiful Wifeing from Conan The Barbarian also by Mr.Poledouris
posted 03-05-2001 10:40 AM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Veronica's Theme from DANGEROUS BEAUTY and the theme from EVER AFTER, both by George Fenton. I must back up every Goldsmith selection mentioned, especially THE WIND AND THE LION. In addition to the other Morricone scores mentioned, the love theme from CINEMA PARADISO is also quite beautiful. "Big My Secret" from Michael Nyman's THE PIANO has always been a favorite of mine. Anything from CITY OF ANGELS or MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (both by Gabriel Yared) would also be very nice. James
posted 03-05-2001 10:41 AM PT (US)

Andr� Lux Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Luscious Lazlo: Doyle's "Frankenstein Love Theme" is the perfect expression of the Eternal Love that exists between a Brazilian and his sausage. Well, what can I say except we don't love sausages around here. We just eat them... But maybe we are missing something our strange friend Lusciouz left inside his closet...
posted 03-05-2001 11:15 AM PT (US)

Wedge Standard Userer	Egad! How could we have forgotten the love theme from The Godfather by Nino Rota! That's got to be one of the heavyweight contenders!
posted 03-05-2001 01:29 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Timmer: ...and the beautiful Wifeing from Conan The Barbarian also by Mr.Poledouris I still have to be satisfied with my Milan release, but the love theme from Conan is indeed among the best.
posted 03-05-2001 02:50 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I did this project, making a Cd-r love compilation, as well, for a Valentine's Day gift. It's all Morricone. 1. Love Affair 2. Humbert on the Hillside from "Lolita" 3. Playing Love from Legend of 1900 4. Sighs and Sighs from Phantom of the Opera 5. End Credits from "Lolita" 6. Theme de Vatel from "Vatel" 7. Elegy for Brown from "Casualities of War" 8. Love Like The Snow from The Red Tent 9. Frantic 10. Melenconita Serenita (that's not the right spelling, but I'm getting this all from memory) from Morricone 2000 album. 11. "The Falls/On Earth As It Is In Heaven mix" from The Mission 12. "Friendship & Love" from Once Upon A Time In America 13. "First Youth" from Cinema Paradiso 14. "The Barn" from Wolf 15. "Death Theme" snippet from The Untouchables 16. A mix from Suite 1 of Bulworth 17. Canone Inverso 18. Canzone Lontana (Something like that) 19. Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso 20. Mix of "All The Friends" & "Where" from Mission to Mars There were a few others but I can't remember them.
posted 03-05-2001 03:39 PM PT (US)

Luscious Lazlo Standard Userer	"The Look of Love" by Burt Bacharach. It's such a great tune that they named a box set after it. THE LOOK OF LOVE: THE BURT BACHARACH COLLECTION.
posted 08-21-2001 05:43 PM PT (US)

Dylan Standard Userer	I like- Love Theme from "The Mummy" by Jerry Goldsmith is excellent. My favorite love theme is from "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad." Tracks "Finale" and "The Princess" represent it well.
posted 08-21-2001 08:11 PM PT (US)

Dylan Standard Userer	Another I like is Han and Leia's theme from Empire Strikes Back.....but there isn't really a track on the CD that performs this theme to it's fullest. The track that comes close is the beginning of "Finale/End Credits." [Message edited by Dylan on 08-21-2001]
posted 08-21-2001 08:14 PM PT (US)

Richard Standard Userer	"Nocturne" from The Ghost & Mrs Muir is incredible. "The Picnic" from Dave is also a really nice one.
posted 08-22-2001 05:21 AM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	What about: "Just an Oasis" - THE MUMMY RETURNS "Pee-Wee's Love Theme" - BIG TOP PEE-WEE the love theme from BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM "Mouth-to-Mouth Nocturne" - BATMAN FOREVER
posted 08-22-2001 06:15 AM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	Playing Love (Legend of 1900) Venice Proud and Pretty (Dangerous Beauty) Every minute of it (Sommersby) Love theme (Romeo and Juliet - Henry Mancini)
posted 08-22-2001 07:00 AM PT (US)

Ron Pulliam Standard Userer	The best love theme EVER was written by Ernest Gold for the movie "Ship of Fools." "Love Theme for 'Ship of Fools'" is one of the most astonishing, exquisite themes to ever be written for a motion picture.
posted 08-22-2001 01:00 PM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	Knowing what a brilliant 'themester' Gold was I would be willing to believe you Ron...cept I never heard it!
posted 08-22-2001 06:04 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	The love theme from The Witches Of Eastwick is one that I cannot get out of my head! It's so, soooo lovely. I don't believe it appears in full in the film, but is beautifully represented on the film's soundtrack.
posted 08-22-2001 06:09 PM PT (US)

Scorro Standard Userer	One of the most romantic composers of the last decade or so has been George Fenton. There are a number of great titles to choose from, "In Love And War" is one which comes to mind. I listened to "Dangerous Beauty" last evening (hadn't heard in awhile). That is one gorgeous score, start to finish! _Sc
posted 08-22-2001 06:56 PM PT (US)

Ken S Standard Userer	I admit that I'm not a real fan of James Horner, but his theme for JENNY in THE ROCKETEER is the very best "love theme" composed for a woman character in the nineties. It has to be experienced within the movie the first time. Ah - all those violins... so perfectly enhance the true beauty of Jennifer Connelly (- hey, Shaun, this one's for your wife ) George Fenton's score for EVER AFTER is enchanting, and yet its romantic quality doesn't seem as a clich�. Patrick Doyle's "thousand violins" soar on an autumnal warmth in THE WEDDING NIGHT cue from MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN. And, yes, the darker side of love music can be experienced on Jerry Goldsmith's BASIC INSTINCT and John Williams' PRESUMED INNOCENT. And if you like to hear "thousand violins" with some "pornographic color", I suggest Pino Donaggio's DRESSED TO KILL
posted 08-23-2001 07:02 PM PT (US)

katskan Non-Standard Userer	Since This Is My First Post I Thought I'd Share My Experience. I've Been An Avid Collector Of Movie Scores For A While And In My Humble Opinion Here Are A Few Other OUTSTANDING Movie Scores That I Believe Have Been Missed.I know that many of these aren't love themes but again these can most certainly pass as love themes. Just grab the LOVE ACTUALLY movie and I think you'll be extremly impressed of the various themes offered throughout the movie. I know it has become one of my favorite soundtrack. 1. Hans Zimmer - Pearl Harbor - Tennessee 2. Cliff Eidelman - Untamed Heart - I'll Give You My Heart 3. Craig Armstrong - Love Actually - Glasgow Love Theme 4. Craig Armstrong - Love Actually - Portugese Love Theme 5. Craig Armstrong - Love Actually- Pm's Love Theme 6. Craig Armstrong - Romeo And Juliet - Balcony Scene 7. James Horner - Searching For Bobby Fisher - Epilogue-End Credits 8. Jerry Golsmith - Powder - Main Theme 9. Mark Isham - Life As A House - I Built Myself A Life 10. Mark Shaiman - American President - End Titles 11. Rachel Portman - The Cider House Rules - Homer Leaves Orphanage 12. Thomas Newman - Scent Of A Woman - Fleurs De Rocaille 13. William Ross - Tuck Everlasting - Love Everlasting Good Luck!
posted 07-08-2007 11:31 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Welcome Katscan to this board. I like your compilation choices. I agree that Love Actually had some wonderful underscore themes.
posted 07-09-2007 10:25 AM PT (US)

katskan Non-Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by joan hue: Welcome Katscan to this board. I like your compilation choices. I agree that Love Actually had some wonderful underscore themes. Thank you for the warm welcome Joan much appreciated! This website caught me by surprise. It is nice to know others such as myself really enjoy quality music and composers Thanks again Joan, Have a great day!
posted 07-10-2007 10:11 AM PT (US)

jangotangos Non-Standard Userer	Most underrated love song of all-time; Jack Nitchke's "Miryea's Death" from REVENGE
posted 07-11-2007 01:07 AM PT (US)

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